Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation: electric rates and average bill
Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative that serves 72,060 homes in North Carolina. In 2025, its average home used 1,144 kWh a month and paid $148.99 (13.0¢ per kWh), more than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
- Electric cooperative
- 72,060 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in North Carolina | 72,060 |
| Average home bill | $148.99 a month (North Carolina average $146.14) |
| Average price | 13.0¢ per kWh (North Carolina average 14.0¢) |
| Average home use | 1,144 kWh a month (North Carolina average 1,044) |
| Business customers | 12.3¢ per kWh, average bill $337.73 a month (5,677 businesses; North Carolina business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.1 outages and 135 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.2 outages and 149 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle North Carolina utility, 86 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford |
Price rank: Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation has the 20th lowest average price of the 51 North Carolina utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy CarolinasBill calculator on this site | 1,961,108 | $133.63 | 13.4¢ |
| Duke Energy ProgressBill calculator on this site | 1,383,941 | $158.90 | 15.2¢ |
| EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation | 124,446 | $141.14 | 11.6¢ |
| Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation | 72,320 | $134.77 | 14.9¢ |
| French Broad Electric Membership Corporation | 36,049 | $130.89 | 16.2¢ |
| City of Gastonia | 27,524 | $111.39 | 12.3¢ |
| Mountain Electric Cooperative | 15,494 | $129.09 | 13.2¢ |
| City of Morganton | 7,066 | $103.76 | 11.6¢ |
Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation website
- State regulator: North Carolina Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in North Carolina, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation electric bill (NC)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,144 kWh a month and paid $148.99 (13.0¢ per kWh), more than the North Carolina average of $146.14.
How often does the power go out with Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation (NC)?
In 2025, the average Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation customer had 1.1 outages and 135 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.2 outages and 149 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.